Plow.



No. 838,480. PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906.

WI El PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.6. 1906.

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PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

Application filed October 6, 1966. Serial No. 337,760.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER E. VANCE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Montezuma, Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in plows, and particularly to the construction of plow-points.

The object of the invention is to provide a plow-point which can be readily applied to frames of common construction and which will have its parts so constructed and arranged that the character or nature of the plow may be changed to suit the particular conditions under which it is to be used.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plow constructed in accordance with the present invention, one of the wings of the moldboard being removed. Fig. 2 is a sectional view illustrating the manner of securing the improved point to the frame. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 illustrates a modified form of detachable wing which may be employed with the point instead of that shown in the other figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the improved plow-point, which body is preferably made of metal suitably bent longitudinally to cause its forward face to slope rearwardly from a central line and having its lower end tapered or reduced in width. To the lower end of this body-plate, which is provided with means for attaching it to the stock or supporting-upright of a plow-frame, as will be hereinafter described, is permanently secured the point piece proper, 2. Said pointpiece is preferably made somewhat wider than the frame-piece 1, to which it is firmly secured, as by bolts, and said piece is properly curved to have the desired outline and surface.

To the frame-piece 1 above the point-plate 2 in the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1 are detachably secured suitable plates 4, constituting the wings or moldboard of the plow. As shown, each of said wing-plates is provided at the ends of its inner side or edge with suitable notches, which when the two plates are in position partially surround apertures in the plate 1, through which fastening-bolts 5 are adapted to pass, by means of which the point is secured to the stock 3 of the plow-frame. Suitable bolts 6 are provided for securing each of the wing-plates to the main or body piece 1.

The wing-plates at their lower ends have preferably the same thickness as the pointpiece 2 and are so shaped as to fit snugly against the upper edge of said point-piece, so as to provide a smooth and practically-continuous surface throughout the length of the article.

A sleeve or band 7 is rigidly secured to the rear side of the main plate or piece 1, said sleeve or clip being of such size that the plowstock 3 may extend therein. By this means the point can be moved on the stock 3 until the latter fits close against the body-piece 1, and the point can then be secured in position by the bolts 5, extending through the usual slot in the plow-stock, or by any other suitable securing means.

Ears 9 project rearwardly and laterally from the clip or band 7 at the sides of the 'piece 1, and the side pieces 10 of the plow are permanently connected with said ears and with similar ears 11, formed at the ends of a cross-brace plate 12, secured against the rear face of the main plate 1, near the lower end thereof.

It will be seen that either of the wingplates 4 can be readily removed without affecting the other or the connection between the plow-point and the stock 3, and therefore various forms of such plates may be used, according to the particular work which is to be accomplished. For instance, a wing-plate 4 of the form shown in Fig. 4 may be substituted for that shown in the other figures. In both cases the plate 4 or 4 is securely fastened to the body-plate 1, and its lower end fits close against the upper edge of the pointplate 2, providing a continuous smooth surface from the lower end of said plate 2 to the upper edge of the detachable plate.

By the construction shown the point may be easily and securely fitted to plow-stocks of different forms and sizes and is not limited to use with one particular make of stock. The bolts 6 are positioned so that they are at the sides of the stock 3, and therefore the latter does not interfere with the removal or attachment of the detachable parts.

What I claim is a 1. The herein-described plow-point com-- prising a suitable body-piece, a point-plate connected to and extending forwardly from said body-piece, a band secured to the rear of saidbody-piece and forming therewith a clip IIO to receive the stock of a plow-frame, the stock being received between and bearing directly against both said body-piece and band, suitable means for connecting the point to a plow-stock, and a plate detachably connect ed to said body-piece, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The herein-described plow-point C0111- prising a suitable body-piece, a point-plate connected to and extending forwardly from said body-piece, a sleeve or clip secured to the rear of said body-piece and adapted to receive the stock of the plow-frame, supplemental ineans for connecting said body-piece With a stock extending into said clip, said clip being provided with ears extending rear- WALTER E. VANCE.

Witnesses:

LOUIS FELPAU, J. C. SAMTELL. 

